The New Democratic Majority: Too Good to be True?

Will the new Democratic Majority spell the end of the Republican Party? (Stockfresh)

Opinion

by

Devona Walker

One could argue “the beginning of the end” for Republicans began in 2008 when a visibly aged, baffled and seemingly jaded John McCain picked Sarah “from Alaska” Palin as his running mate.

Then the economy fell apart and there was the subsequent global recession. The beer summit, well that happened. Finally, a newly-elected President Obama got all hemmed up pushing through a divisive health care plan. Consequently, the Democrats had their hats handed to them in the mid-terms. That shut everybody up for a while.

You can’t really argue with the numbers. But all this ethnic bean-counting seems like an oversimplification. More simply.

Yes, the voting electorate is becoming less white and decidedly younger. It’s also true that Republicans are incapable of wrangling in their nut jobs. They can’t get over the “illegal” as a noun habit long enough to get through a Telemundo Q&A. And well, when it comes to black folks, let’s just say the “Welfare President meme” isn’t exactly winning hearts and minds.

The emergence of the social progressive

But what is really cool is the convergence of ethno-demographic and attitudinal shifts. Obama tested these waters a few months back in his support of gay marriage.

Perhaps, the more difficult alliance is amongst progressives and fiscal conservatives.

For lack of a better standard bearer, many associate fiscal conservatism with the Clinton administration.

I know many view the Clinton administration with rose-colored glasses: The impeachment, and the repeal of Glass-Steagall are rarely referenced. But let’s focus on what they remember: a balanced budget, and a growing, opportunity-based economy. Fiscal conservatives seek a government that works with the private sector and one that seeds innovation through investment. And yes, many fiscal conservatives believe it’s unrealistic to expect multinational companies to care from which country their customers or labor originate.

This is not an easy bridge to cross. Yet, if Democrats want to leverage their demographic advantage, they gotta figure it out.

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